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Muldvalge (Muldvalge)
Lit. Earthwhite. The geological name of an approx. 50-cm-thick Estonian limestone bed from the Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician), dating back to 460.9 to 462.6 Ma, known locally as the Uhaku Lade (Uhaku Stage), usually divided into 30-cm upper (pealmine) and 20-cm lower (alumine) layers. New street in Uuslinn, named for the limestone mined in the former Lõunamurd quarry (lit. south quarry) south of Laagna tee. See also its geologically older counterpart Raudsüdame.
Kassitatra (Kassitatar)
Possibly dialectal version of harilik kassitapp, the field or common bindweed, aka withy wind, small-flowered morning glory, creeping Jenny, possession vine, etc., Convolvulus arvenvis, sole variety of Estonia. At first/last: Kivi seems to have made a mistake: street not in Tallinn but nearby Muuga, then again, perhaps Muuga was part of Tallinn in the eventies?...
Smurfide (Smurfid, pl.)
Smurfs, sing. Smurf. No such place, never was, never will be. Bright-blue Belgian comic characters.
Seltri (Selters)
Seltzer, or just plain soda or carbonated water, named after the German town of Selters known for its mineral water. Calling a street which led directly to the then Härjapea river cum Tallinn waste-disposal duct is as misleading as Icelanders calling their neighbor 'Greenland'. Also spelled Seltersi which was not to Estonian taste, even less so I imagine in its relatively unpronounceable full name of seltersivesi (soda water). In fact, the street was named after a one-time R. Scheibe mineral-water factory located there.
